If Kessel puts up 25 goals/70 points for the next 5 seasons ( will be 35 at the end of that run ) he'll have over 400 goals and around 1000 points, which I think will be the the statistical bare minimum benchmarks for a player in the post 90's era to garner consideration. So it's possible.

Even if he did that (which isn't unrealistic) and won a 2nd cup, I don't think that's enough unless he picks up some other hardware, or is a dominate force in the playoffs over that span.

It's ironic that the guy who was the poster child for being one-dimensional on HF is a playoff beast who led the cup champs in scoring and is doing it again,
You win with gritty two way players, right guys?

He wouldn't be the worst player in the Hall of Fame. Phil Kessel had a 3 year stretch where he was 2nd overall in scoring on a bad team where he was starting in the defensive zone all the time on one of the worst possession teams in the league with a 45 point center. 3 top 7 point finishes, lead a Cup winning team in scoring, won best forward at the 2014 Olympics, if his production is reasonably good for the rest of his career he could have a decent case. Having said that in this era where gaudy offensive numbers are rare I wouldn't bet on him getting the nod.

Not one of those things would sway anyone towards a HOF vote.
The all-star game is NOT the All Star Team - which he's never made.
20 players win the Stanley Cup every year.
Olympic All Star Team is a small feather.
Masteron's an after-thought.

People are sleeping on Phil yet again. I don't think just wining a second cup gets him in but..
1. He's a easily had a HOF level individual playoff career. Higher PPG than Kane or Toews.
2. 29yo with 300 goals and 650 points
3. He's coming off a season where he put up 70 points without breaking a sweat. Kessel really isn't reliant on any specific tool (speed, hands, shot, whatever). I'm convinced he's going age extremely gracefully if he continues playing for top level teams.

I think the only element of luck he really needs is to get a 2-3 great playoff runs and it looks like #1 is currently in progress. He's going to get the 1000pts or whatever just by being Phil. Also, it's going to be a cool story when he gets in and the writers are ultimately the ones deciding.

Phil Kessel won't become a HHOF by being a complementary - albeit very good -piece on a very good team. Like people have already posted, you either have to show longevity as an elite player, or be a memorable player. Kessel has been neither yet.

And having played in the All-Star game is not something to put on your resumé anymore. Being "the best on your team" isn't exactly HHOF material, especially if your team is bad. Back when the All-Star game actually brought the best players regardless of where they played and how many played on one team, it was something else. Today it's a joke of a PR stunt.

People are sleeping on Phil yet again. I don't think just wining a second cup gets him in but..
1. He's a easily had a HOF level individual playoff career. Higher PPG than Kane or Toews.
2. 29yo with 300 goals and 650 points
3. He's coming off a season where he put up 70 points without breaking a sweat. Kessel really isn't reliant on any specific tool (speed, hands, shot, whatever). I'm convinced he's going age extremely gracefully if he continues playing for top level teams.

I think the only element of luck he really needs is to get a 2-3 great playoff runs and it looks like #1 is currently in progress. He's going to get the 1000pts or whatever just by being Phil. Also, it's going to be a cool story when he gets in and the writers are ultimately the ones deciding.

Don't just make stuff up.
Toews has 622 pts. in 717 gms (.87)
Kane has 752 pts. in 740 gms (1)
vs. Kessel's 649 pts. in 832 gms (.78)
Backstrom is the same age and has 728 pts. in 734 gms.

Edit: oh, you meant ppg. in the playoffs? Well that's just as ridiculous considering the success Toews and Kane have had.

Don't just make stuff up.
Toews has 622 pts. in 717 gms (.87)
Kane has 752 pts. in 740 gms (1)
vs. Kessel's 649 pts. in 832 gms (.78)
Backstrom is the same age and has 728 pts. in 734 gms.

Edit: oh, you meant ppg. in the playoffs? Well that's just as ridiculous considering the success Toews and Kane have had.

Ya, I was talking about playoffs. I'm arguing that if he gets another 50pts in 50 playoff games that puts him in pretty elite company so his HOF status will be mostly based on that if he makes it. I think he basically just needs the bare min. regular season stats. Bare in mind Toews and Kane are both considered top 100 players of all time and I expect Kessel to surpass Toews regular season stats in the next few seasons. Anywhere close to 100 pts in a 100 playoff games is pretty strong these days.

Too early into his career to talk about this. The only type of players that deserve HHOF chatter this early in their careers are players that produce at a Crosby or Ovechkin level.

I think if Phil can reach around 500 goals and 1000+ points, he's got a decent case. That'll obviously take some time, though, so we'll see how old he can get before his production drops off. The problem for him is that other players with better career numbers will almost certainly exist, so how is he different from them? If he becomes part of a Penguins dynasty, that might work (but that's a VERY tall order). In that case, I'd say he's comparable to Glenn Anderson, in that they're about the 3rd-4th best scorer on a dynastic team.

Also, every time I look at his stat line, I am amazed that he's never been a 40 goal scorer. So close, yet so far.

Too early into his career to talk about this. The only type of players that deserve HHOF chatter this early in their careers are players that produce at a Crosby or Ovechkin level.

I think if Phil can reach around 500 goals and 1000+ points, he's got a decent case. That'll obviously take some time, though, so we'll see how old he can get before his production drops off. The problem for him is that other players with better career numbers will almost certainly exist, so how is he different from them? If he becomes part of a Penguins dynasty, that might work (but that's a VERY tall order). In that case, I'd say he's comparable to Glenn Anderson, in that they're about the 3rd-4th best scorer on a dynastic team.

Also, every time I look at his stat line, I am amazed that he's never been a 40 goal scorer. So close, yet so far.

Remember, Phil was much better than Malkin (playing hurt) last year in the playoffs (including out shooting Malkin 98 to 72 so it wasn't just luck). Malkin also took alot of bad penalties.

I wonder how the thread would be if phil won the Smythe last year. Or if pitts does win another cup and he gets one. I think cups aside phil needs some individual hardware to make a case as well as keep playing at a high level for the next 7 years.